Sir William Gore (1644 - 1707) was Lord Mayor of London from 1701-02, [1] having been elected Alderman for the City Ward of Coleman Street in 1690. [2]
A successful merchant, Gore was appointed a founding Director of the Bank of England in 1694 before serving as Governor of the Hamburg and Levant Companies. [3] [4]
The son of William Gore, barrister-at-law, of Morden, Surrey and his wife Jane née Smith, Sir William was a grandson of Sir John Gore, Lord Mayor of London (died 1636), a kinsman of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran, and great-uncle of William Gore-Langton, MP. [5]
In 1704, Sir William bought the lordship of the manor of Tring and built Tring Park. [6]
He died on 20 January 1707, his wife, Elizabeth née Hampton, having predeceased him (died 1705). [7] Three of their sons were MPs: William, [8] [9] Thomas and John Gore. [10]
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